Diagnostic accuracy of different keratoconus detection indices of pentacam in paediatric eyes.

Objective: No diagnostic gold standard for keratoconus in children and adolescents exists. Our objective was investigating the diagnostic accuracy of various indices for keratoconus (KC) detection in paediatric eyes.

Methods: All retrievable data of significance from 432 normal right paediatric eyes and 48 eyes of paediatric KC and forme fruste KC (FFKC), imaged by use of a rotating Scheimpflug camera (Oculyzer II, Pentacam HR) between December 2013 and October 2018 at Watany Eye Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt, including Scheimpflug images data, were collected.

Exfoliation Syndrome in Egypt: Prevalence and Association with Cataract in a Large Cohort.

Introduction: Exfoliation syndrome is an age-related disease leading to ocular and systemic complications. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of exfoliation syndrome (XFS) in Egypt and its association with cataract as one of its comorbidities.

Methods: In a retrospective, hospital-based study, 155,032 Egyptians aged over 40 years from all 27 Egyptian governorates were evaluated for the prevalence of XFS and cataract in the period between January 2015 and June 2020.